Telegram-herald., 1887-08-26

to its beautiful and beloved queen, and lifted
amid public rejoicings TO its throne, and
even went the length TO exhort him in the fu-
ture not To be carried away by the pride and
pomp Of absolute power, but always to strive
to remember that he Was first a Christian
gentleman, and next public servant. called
by Providence TO a great aud almost unpre
cedented trust. These remarks, whica he
might fairly have resented, hs WAS so good as
TO receive with patience and even o thank
ME for making them.
Ii was Immediately after this ceremony
that caused myself TO be moved TO the house
where am now writing. 1t is a very pleas
snt country seat, situated about two miles
from the Frownlng City, onto which
IL looks. That was five months ago,
during the whole OF which time |
have. being confined to a kind of cough.
employed my leisare in compiling this history
of our wanderings from my journal and our
joint memories. 1t is PROBABLE that 1t will
never he read. but it does not much matter
whether it is or not. at any rate, it has served
70 while away many hl>lrs Of suffering. for
have suffered deal OF pain lately. Thank
God, however,, there viii not be much NOR,
OF IT,
L week since wrote the above, and
now take up my pen FOR the last time, for
know tllat the end Is at hand. Ny brain is
sta clear and can InSaage to write. theugh
With difficulty The pain in my lung, which
hes bean very bad duFing the last week, has
suddenly quite left ms and beau succeeded
By feeling Of numbnez5 OF which cannot
mistake the meaning
And 50 this i the end OF it,-a brief space
- .~f.
ed years, and then the arms Of. that great
sngel death Many times have been near
70 them, many and many a comrsde have
they embraced even a. my side. and now it
Is my turn at last, and il is well Twenty
four hours more and the world viii be gone
from rne, and with it all its hopes and all its
fears
Wei. 1t Is not q good world--nobody can
cay that il 10 save those who wiifully blind
themselves to fscT How can g world De
good in which r4lheylis the moving power
and self Interest %. guiding start The woz-
Ger is not that IL kls 90 bad. but that there
should be any coed left in H.
Still, nov that ny life Is over. am glad
TO have lived. gisd'to have known the dear
breath q wvszsns love, and that true friend
ship teat caa "a ar urpsss The love Of woman.
CAD 20 have heard the laughter Of little
children, 70 have seen the sun and the moon
and the stars. 20 have felt the kis Of the salt
sea On ny fscs, and watch the Mid game
trek down 70 the water ia the moonlight.
But should not wish . live again
Everything Is changing 70 ne. The dark
ness draws nesr. and tse light departs. And
yst it seems - me that through the darkness
] can already sse the SHINING welcome n
many = long lost face Harry ls there. and
others. ous above AL. - ny mind theNs~eet-
ct and msst perfect wonsan that evtT risd-
dene5 tbs gray earth. Bar of her have
already written elsewhere. snd - length. 20
vhy spesk Il her novf Wby sYeak n hrr
aftsT tia loag silence. now that sAe Is again
- near % ne1
TIE sinking sun = turning TIE golden rot
q the great teUple 70 = fery ssnaA. ard ny
fnzars TIRE.
So 70 aE who hsvs tno-n rns. o. who car
taink ere rad.y tsoGebt ~ TIE os5 kur ~.
stretch ouf nay hand from The fsr CT stcrs
arsd bss isng farewell
Ard now issto tee hands - Almighty eoa.
vs5 ssrf IS, g. I ceusaslt nry spiFft
= hsTs spoken. - fte Zalns say
tHAFTER XIV
Ry AEoTRKs HAxD
a year haz siscsed sire or znos. 1r.r
friend a lar Sfaats~tnzia ~ryts re rorss =
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